
Caption
Felicia Dorothea Hemans (1793-1835), English poet. Today best known for her poem Casabianca (The boy stood on the burning deck from which all but he had fled) . At the Battle of the Nile (1798), Giocante, the 12-year-old son of Luce Julien Joseph Casabianca, remained at his post on the deck of his father's burning ship, the L'Orient, the French flagship. He died when the fire reached the camp and the ship exploded. Copperplate engraving, 1836, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
Date
Aug 02, 2024
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BRK24E47_207
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